For many women, choosing birth control can feel overwhelming. There are pills, patches, implants, injections, hormonal IUDs, ...

Although some birth control methods can be costly without insurance, free or lower cost options are available. Many clinics, health centers, and programs provide free or lower cost birth control for ...

Birth control pills are said to be over 99% effective at preventing pregnancy, when taken at the exact same time every day.

Deciding to try for a baby after years on the contraceptive pill raises a lot of questions. How quickly will your cycle return to normal? When will ovulation start again? And how long will it ...

Existing rules say birth control should be covered in some way, but many people are still paying out-of-pocket. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, ...

If you missed your pill and had unprotected sex, you may need an emergency contraceptive ...

Natural family planning, barriers, hormonal methods, copper IUDs, and permanent sterilization have varying degrees of effectiveness. Family planning involves tracking fertility cycles and sexual ...

For the first time, women in the US can walk into a store and buy a supply of birth control pills right off the shelf, without the need for a prescription or health insurance. Opill, the first oral ...

The share of American women who say they have ever used emergency contraception after having sex has more than doubled since the so-called "morning after" or Plan B brand pills were approved to be ...

A company is recalling four lots of birth control pills because the packaging may be missing some tablets or may have an incorrect number of placebos. The recall by Apotex Corp. is for Drospirenone ...

TRENTON, N.J. — Looking for a contraceptive that’s convenient — and tasty? The first chewable birth-control method, a tiny, spearmint-flavored tablet that also can be swallowed without chewing, has ...